: Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:18 pm  

Bilko wrote:

No, no, no, no, no, no, no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anywhere but that area. Can't walk down Standishgate for bl00dy "scuse me can I ask you a quick question" clip board mongerers!

easy to deal with mate.

you reply "Yes, you just asked it"

: Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:20 pm  

Ski wrote:

Ar$£ end compared to where?

But yeah, it is right near the Market. However, in the long run though, this is closer to the new ground, and (in relation to the development) also on the way from the bus station and a short walk from the train station.

Obviously, costs are the biggest justification, but for floating buyers on a match day, it kills the apathy of "eugh, walking through town"

thers far worse........like the 99p shop in the St John precinct in liverpool.

only scousers could go one better than a pound shop.

: Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:23 pm  

wigan pie man wrote:

thers far worse........like the 99p shop in the St John precinct in liverpool.

only scousers could go one better than a pound shop.

I used to buy tat from that place, like cleaning supplies and fairy lights in my time at uni.

: Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:40 pm  

The shop at what used to be Central Park should be closed immediately. It's doing no good for the club, its image or its ability to sell merchandise.

If they're going to open a new one to replace it, they should only do so when they've had a damn good think about where it's going to go, what they're going to sell and how customers are going to be treated. This is a modern sport and fans are more fickle than they've ever been. There is no place for outdated shops with bad staff.

So, where does it go? Robin Park is my answer. The Powerhouse unit has been empty for a couple of years, there is free parking, and it's next to the ground, and sufficiently close to JJB Sports, which gives us an ideal 'two fingers' up to both JJB and Latics fans.

: Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:43 pm  

Alex BP' wrote:

The perfect place for me (that is available!) would be the old Anne Summers shop on Standish Gate.

On Wigan's main shopping street bang in the middle of the town centre and perfect size at £80,000 per annum. Perfect size too

I just wish I knew the clubs budget!

£80,000?????????

I can't see the club being able to afford that. Not on the tat they currently peddle, anyway.

£375pw (£19,500pa) would get you the brand new shop under the Grand Arcade, opposite the Cheshire Building Society. Not as visible, but do you need that with a club shop? In any case, there's no parking with it, and I can't see anyone paying £2 a go just to visit the club shop. I wouldn't.

: Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:44 pm  

Hogan Knows Best wrote:

Just use the one i use when the approach me "sorry cant stop ive got the shits"

My mate used a good one. "No, sorry, love I don't speak English"

: Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:19 pm  

ROBINSON wrote:

The shop at what used to be Central Park should be closed immediately. It's doing no good for the club, its image or its ability to sell merchandise.
If they're going to open a new one to replace it, they should only do so when they've had a damn good think about where it's going to go, what they're going to sell and how customers are going to be treated. This is a modern sport and fans are more fickle than they've ever been. There is no place for outdated shops with bad staff.

So, where does it go? Robin Park is my answer. The Powerhouse unit has been empty for a couple of years, there is free parking, and it's next to the ground, and sufficiently close to JJB Sports, which gives us an ideal 'two fingers' up to both JJB and Latics fans.

i think a lot of folk are forgatting that the shop doubles up as the club Lotto office.
the office is a nice comfy place full of memorobilia .
would agents feel comfortable paying in in the town centre???

some of these agents are elderly and carry hundreds of pounds to the shop....maybe they would feel vulnerable in a crowd.

if we are having a club shop, then lets still keep the lottery office where it is.
im pretty sure the club own the building outright, so extra rent wouldnt come into the equation.

: Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:54 pm  

Pemps wrote:

You'd like some crotchless wigan knickers & fishnets.

Be carefull of the sizes though, mine cut into the top of my legs.

: Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:56 pm  

wigan pie man wrote:

i think a lot of folk are forgatting that the shop doubles up as the club Lotto office.
the office is a nice comfy place full of memorobilia .
would agents feel comfortable paying in in the town centre???

some of these agents are elderly and carry hundreds of pounds to the shop....maybe they would feel vulnerable in a crowd.

if we are having a club shop, then lets still keep the lottery office where it is.
im pretty sure the club own the building outright, so extra rent wouldnt come into the equation.

We have something like a 1000 year lease on the Lotto Shop, so no problems there.

: Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:00 pm  

The OP sadly typical of the state of the club, unfortunately